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Book SynopsisEverything you know about Indians is wrong. As the provocative title of Paul Chaat Smith''s 2009 book proclaims, everyone knows about Native Americans, but most of what they know is the fruit of stereotypes and vague images. The real people, real communities, and real events of indigenous America continue to elude most people. The Oxford Handbook of American Indian History confronts this erroneous view by presenting an accurate and comprehensive history of the indigenous peoples who lived--and live--in the territory that became the United States.Thirty-two leading experts, both Native and non-Native, describe the historical developments of the past 500 years in American Indian history, focusing on significant moments of upheaval and change, histories of indigenous occupation, and overviews of Indian community life. The first section of the book charts Indian history from before 1492 to European invasions and settlement, analyzing US expansion and its consequences for Indian survival up
Trade ReviewBringing a rigorous standard of scholarship to the task, the contributors to this large, impressive volume, begin with the period before the European invasion of America in 1492 and continue to the present century, covering the entire territory from the East coast to Alaska... * Curt Bench, Bench Press *
[A]n innovative and timely source that examines not only the historical facts but also the clashing interpretations crucial to understanding Native American history...Recommended. * CHOICE *
[T]he volume will appeal to Americanists and Native Americanists alike, and the clearly written and well-argued essays make for terrific reading at the undergraduate and graduate levels. * Steven J. Peach, The Journal of Southern History *
Table of ContentsContents List of maps List of contributors Introduction Part I: Major Chapters in the Native American Past 1. America in 1492 (Cameron B. Wesson) 2. European Invasions and Early Settlement, 1500-1680 (Robbie Ethridge) 3. Living in a Reordered World, 1680-1763 (Kathleen DuVal) 4. The Age of Imperial Expansion, 1763-1821 (Claudio Saunt) 5. U.S. Expansion and its Consequences, 1815-1890 (John P. Bowes) 6. Surviving the 20th Century, 1890-1960 (Paul C. Rosier) 7. The Indian Renaissance, 1960-2000: Stumbling to Victory, or Anecdotes of Persistence? (Robert Warrior) 8. Contemporary History: Native America in the Twenty-First Century (Paul DeMain) Part II: Regional and Tribal Histories 9. The Great Lakes (Jill Doerfler and Erik Redix) 10. Iroquoia (Timothy J. Shannon) 11. The Southwest (James F. Brooks) 12. The Plains (Jeffrey Ostler) 13. The Pacific Northwest (Andrew H. Fisher) 14. California (William J. Bauer, Jr.) 15. Alaska (Rosita Kaaháni Worl) 16. The South (Christina Snyder) 17. The Atlantic Northeast (Neal Salisbury) 18. Indian Territory and Oklahoma (Troy D. Smith) 19. The Great Basin (Gregory E. Smoak) Part III: Big Themes 20. Gender, Sexuality, and Family History: Naynaabeak's Fishing Net (Brenda J. Child) 21. Population, Health and Public Welfare (David Jones) 22. Spirituality (David Delgado Shorter) 23. Native American Expressive Arts (Anya Montiel) 24. Collectors and Museums: From Cabinets of Curiosities to Indigenous Cultural Centers (Scott Manning Stevens) 25. Indians in the Marketplace (Alexandra Harmon) 26. Intellectual History (Lisa Brooks) 27. Treaties and Treaty Making (Colin G. Calloway) 28. Urban Native Histories (Coll Thrush) 29. American Indians in Popular Culture (Dustin Tahmahkera) 30. American Indians in World History (Michael Witgen) Index
